🌱 Patch AM: Why Kenner police are cracking down on Esplanade Mall ‘urban explorers’

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• Why Kenner police are cracking down on Esplanade Mall 'urban explorers'

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• Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 97 and low of 79 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: An afternoon t-storm; hot, temps: high: 96, low: 79.
• Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 96 and low of 78 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• YouTuber arrested, accused of posting 'urban exploration' of abandoned Esplanade Mall in Kenner (nola.com) — Kenner police have arrested a Massachusetts YouTuber accused of illegally entering and filming inside the abandoned Esplanade Mall, which the police chief calls the city's biggest blight concern. Investigators say the video, posted to YouTube, encouraged risky "urban exploring" at the crumbling property, prompting warnings from officials after a separate fatal fall at New Orleans' Plaza Tower. Authorities are still seeking a second YouTuber allegedly involved.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Metairie

• LSU New Orleans hires ex-NOPD chief; PR vet launches own firm; new staff at education nonprofit (nola.com)
• Blake Pontchartrain: The funeral home history of the Jazz & Heritage Center building (nola.com)
• Overreaction Sunday: The Extreme Takes Fans Should Ignore After Saints-Jags (klfy.com)

Jefferson

• 557 Central Ave Unit 034, Jefferson, LA 70121 (redfin.com)
• Entergy Starts $270 Million Jefferson Parish Grid Hardening Project (microgridmedia.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A meltdown ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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